diff --git a/include/net/neighbour.h b/include/net/neighbour.h
index 365b5e260239..d8d790e56d3d 100644
--- a/include/net/neighbour.h
+++ b/include/net/neighbour.h
@@ -220,11 +220,7 @@ extern void			neigh_parms_release(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct neigh_parms *p
 static inline
 struct net			*neigh_parms_net(const struct neigh_parms *parms)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	return parms->net;
-#else
-	return &init_net;
-#endif
+	return read_pnet(&parms->net);
 }
 
 extern unsigned long		neigh_rand_reach_time(unsigned long base);
@@ -241,11 +237,7 @@ extern int			pneigh_delete(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net *net, const void
 static inline
 struct net			*pneigh_net(const struct pneigh_entry *pneigh)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	return pneigh->net;
-#else
-	return &init_net;
-#endif
+	return read_pnet(&pneigh->net);
 }
 
 extern void neigh_app_ns(struct neighbour *n);
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 500c2430007c..cca6a55909eb 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -531,9 +531,7 @@ struct pneigh_entry * pneigh_lookup(struct neigh_table *tbl,
 	if (!n)
 		goto out;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	n->net = hold_net(net);
-#endif
+	write_pnet(&n->net, hold_net(net));
 	memcpy(n->key, pkey, key_len);
 	n->dev = dev;
 	if (dev)
@@ -1350,9 +1348,7 @@ struct neigh_parms *neigh_parms_alloc(struct net_device *dev,
 
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		p->dev = dev;
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-		p->net = hold_net(net);
-#endif
+		write_pnet(&p->net, hold_net(net));
 		p->sysctl_table = NULL;
 		write_lock_bh(&tbl->lock);
 		p->next		= tbl->parms.next;
@@ -1407,9 +1403,7 @@ void neigh_table_init_no_netlink(struct neigh_table *tbl)
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	unsigned long phsize;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	tbl->parms.net = &init_net;
-#endif
+	write_pnet(&tbl->parms.net, &init_net);
 	atomic_set(&tbl->parms.refcnt, 1);
 	tbl->parms.reachable_time =
 			  neigh_rand_reach_time(tbl->parms.base_reachable_time);